The National Health Surveillance Agency of Brazil (ANVISA in Portuguese), thru its General Food Directorate (GGALI in Portuguese), invites all interested parties to participate in the virtual sectoral dialog on the regulation of Law No. 15,404/2026, which will be held on August 11, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, via the Microsoft Teams platform.

The meeting aims to present the current status of the work carried out by GGALI, delve into the identified technical issues, and discuss the strategy and next steps for the regulation of the Law. The initiative also seeks to gather the participants’ opinions on regulatory alternatives, the available evidence, and the potential impacts of the measures under evaluation.

During the dialog, topics such as:

• Limits for cocoa shells, peels, and other by-products;
• Criteria for the calculation, declaration, and verification of total cocoa solids;
• Use of other vegetable fats added to chocolate, including their scope, calculation basis, and criteria to verify the 5% limit;
• Relationship between the categories of chocolate defined by the Law and their classification criteria;
• Total solids of milk or dairy products;
• Sale denomination, labeling, and prevention of information that may mislead the consumer; and
• Compatibility of the new Law with the current health regulations, in particular the Collegiate Board Resolution (RDC) 723/2022.

To facilitate the debate, GGALI provides the Basic Document on the regulation of Law No. 15.404/2026: New requirements for cocoa-derived products, which presents the regulatory context, the preliminary analyzes conducted, the demands received, and the main points that require evaluation. It is recommended to read the material beforehand for a better understanding of the meeting.

Participation is open to all interested parties, with no prior registration required.

Access to the meeting will be thru the following link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/27339978101165?p=h9BaBDzWNVwlYqGdjD